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Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades K – 5 | Podcast EpisodeAmazing Aviators
Take flight with Emily as she highlights books about historical figures in aviation and chats with Candace Fleming, author of Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart.

Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 3 – 8 | Activity & ProjectAmazing Biographies: Writing About People Who Change the World
After reading about historical figures and other important people that have changed the world, children choose someone that they consider to be "amazing"—either someone they've heard about or someone they know—and create a book page that highlights this person.

Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp November 28America celebrates Thanksgiving Day today.
After reading the book Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving, students read the letter Hale sent to Lincoln and brainstorm a list of ways to make their community better.

Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 6 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonAmerican Folklore: A Jigsaw Character Study
Groups of students read and discuss American folklore stories, each group reading a different story. Using a jigsaw strategy, the groups compare character traits and main plot points of the stories. A diverse selection of American folk tales is used for this lesson, which is adaptable to any text set.

Classroom Resources | Grades 4 – 8 | Lesson Plan | UnitAnalyzing How Narrative Structure Generates Empathy in Wonder
This lesson builds students' understanding of empathy by defining key terms and comparing responses to characters when they are introduced by someone else, and then when they narrate the story themselves.